peggy ingram works for the meal on wheels ssociation of america. >> he wrote a letter to our ceo that said i love this program and that is absolutely true. he lived that. >> reporter: ingram says as recently as this week, she was still talking ted kennedy's office about helping those in need. >> i think that he was a voice for the voiceless perhaps is the best way to put it. >> reporter: now, every time you walk down a street, you see ted kennedy's work. before the americans with disabilities acted passed in 1990, there were very few curbs like this one that helped disabled people get around. >> we've seen a transformation of the american landscape. >> reporter: because of ted kenny,er amica's sidewalks and buildings look different. there is the civil rights act and family medical leave. >> fifty years in the united states senate and you look at all of the laws that he left his mark on, there is no senator that comes close. >> reporter: andy runs the american association of people with disabilities and he has bipolar disorder. he says people with mental illness have benefited from ken